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What's the point of having different sentencing for minors if you can just try them as an adult if they're "bad enough"?
by pageandrew 6y ago
What's the point of having different sentencing for minors if you can just try them as an adult if they're "bad enough"?
- cowboysauce 6y agoI always thought that was exactly the point, an acknowledgment that children and teenagers sometimes do stupid things, but there’s a big difference between doing some graffiti vs raping and murdering someone when you’re 15.
- pageandrew 6y agoYeah I could agree with that for violent/depraved crimes, but for hacking? I don't see why they're charging him as an adult. Hacking into Twitter accounts isn't a depraved, violent crime. I could see that as the immaturity or lack of foresight of a smart teenager. Yes, they're prominent people. Doesn't really change it IMO.